Volleyball Recap: St. John Snags Eighth Win in Last Nine Games

Breelyn Graham

Assists

09/25/25 @ Harding	12
09/23/25 @ Cardinal	26
09/22/25 vs Chalker	18
09/18/25 @ Lordstown	13

If Harding wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played St. John, they should've done a better job of containing Breelyn Graham. The Fighting Herald put the hurt on the Skippers with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday thanks in part to Graham, who had 12 assists and six digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last four times she's played.

St. John walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-12, 25-19.

Harding's loss came despite strong showings from Amairany Villegas Lopes and Brooklyn Butchino. Villegas Lopes had 13 digs and three aces, while Butchino had 15 digs and 11 assists. Juliana Murphy was another key player, getting nine digs.

St. John is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Harding, their defeat ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9.

St. John wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Pymatuning Valley on the 29th. As for Harding, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Grand Valley on the 29th.